Uniform Plumbing Code

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Uniform Plumbing Code IndiaPlumbing
Installation, Health and Safety Standards

• A cooperative program to serve all of India

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• World Plumbing Council meeting in Auckland, New
  Zealand results in Sudhakaran Nair President of
  IPA India Representative to WPC And GP Russ
  Chaney Executive Director of IAPMO WPC
  Executive Board Member agreeing to investigate
  the creation of Indian Plumbing Standards.

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A Partnership is Formed

• Within months a strategic plan was created and
  implemented.
• IPA created a Code Committee of 12 members from
  throughout India.
• Each IPA Chapter supplied additional people for
  the review process.
• IAPMO provided a team of seven people for Code
  Development support.

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SUCCESS!

• One year later the 2008 Uniform Plumbing Code
  India was published and accompanied by the UPC-I
  Illustrated Training Manual.
• The UPC-I recognizes and utilizes proven
  international concepts taking into consideration
  the established plumbing practices and customs in
  India.

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• In order to improve the skills and expertise of
  professional plumbers, The IPA established the
  Indian Institute of Plumbing (IIP) as its
  educational arm.
• To assist the IPA and advance IAPMOs global
  mission to promote assist in education and
  training in plumbing mechanical industry, IAPMO
  established the IAPMO Plumbing Codes and
  Standards India Private Limited, to be known as
  IAPMO India, having offices in Bengaluru and
  Pune.

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Recognizing Need for Training

• Understanding the need for plumbing education
  in India, the IAPMO-I, IPA and IIP formed a
  partnership agreement to provide plumbing
  education and training throughout India.

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• A formal needs assessment for plumbing education
  was conducted
• Consulting eminent members of the plumbing
  industry
• And visiting existing Indian Educational
  Institutions.

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Plumbing Education to Employment Program

• The goal of the IPA-IAPMO Plumbing Education to
  Employment Program (PEEP) is to prepare multiple
  levels of professional groups in India to read,
  understand, interpret, engage, and apply the
  provisions of Uniform Plumbing Code India, to
  designs, initial installations and continued
  maintenance of the plumbing systems.

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Plumbing Education to Employment Program

• PEEP consists of three programs of study
• Plumbing Systems Design - A post graduate course
  in plumbing for civil, environmental or
  mechanical engineering graduates
• Plumbing Construction Management - A post
  graduate course in plumbing for contractors,
  construction managers, supervisors, architects
  and interior designers.
• Plumbing Technology - Two-year program focused on
  the installation and maintenance of code-based
  plumbing systems.

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Noteworthy Developments

• IPA IAPMO-India have reached an agreement with
  Bhaskar Foundation and Ministry of Rural
  Development to provide a PEEP-based training
  program for 2000 Rural Students.
• Indian Railways Corporation has agreement to
  utilize UPC-I provisions and training in their
  facilities.
• Government of India Central Public Works
  Department has received training on UPC-I.

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Moving Forward

• IPA IAPMO India is beginning work on 2012
  Edition of UPC-I.
• GREEN Standards will be considered as well
• A separate Green Plumbing Standard for India at a
  higher level than minimum code will be considered
  as a separate document.

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Aspirations

• Formal recognition by Confederation of Indian
  Industry and recommendation for their members to
  use the Uniform Plumbing Code-India in their
  projects.
• Participation in the 2012 code development
  process and formal recognition of the UPC-I by
  the Bureau of Indian Standards.
• Participation in the 2012 code development
  process and formal recognition of the UPC-I by
  the Quality Council of India.
• Recognition of the UPC-I as the National Plumbing
  Standard of India.

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WE THANK YOU!

• On behalf of IAPMO, IPA, IAPMO-India and IIP